1 race against time: healthcare for an aging world

An aging population coupled with improvements in medical care threaten to launch healthcare costs into the stratosphere.

Ehealth can reduce these costs and improve the quality of life for seniors by keeping them at home and healthy.

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spending is on the rise due to an aging population and an increase in people living with chronic illnesses

rising health costs

3x

2050

spending on long-term care could triple by 2050

206029.1%

201025% EU age-related spending as proportion of GDP

75%

of healthcare costs are due to chronic conditions

66%

of seniors have at least two chronic conditions

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information & communications technology can help governments and healthcare providers meet the challenge of aging populations

global demographic challenge

201019.5%

US206036.8%

201029.5%

EU206056.2%

201011.3%

China206051.8%

201011.3%

South Korea 206051.8%

20109.8%

Mexico206038.6%

old age dependency

2010 2060ratio of seniors to working population

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ehealth can improve healthcare outcomes, cut costs by treating people at home and reduce hospital overheads

improving healthcare for seniors

reduce hospital admissions by

shorten hospital stays by of patients are

satisfied with ehealth services

85%

50%

50%

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80% of people over 50 want to stay in their own homes as they age

home healthcare technology

73% of European seniors feel safer with a social alarm that detects falls and calls for help

48% > 81% electronic prescription reminders improve compliance of life-saving medication

3 monthsamount of time home monitoring of kidney failure patients in France delays dialysis

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ICT helps seniors feel part of a community and maintain contact with friends and family

social inclusion

40% non-internet

users

UK seniors that never felt lonely

60% internet users

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presentation created by Futurity Media

sources: OECD, EU, CDC, WHO, Eurostat, Commonwealth Fund, AARP, Seniorwatch, New Zealand, Orange, International Longevity Centre, AHRQ